Thanks for the explanation, Mike.  I didn't think you had intentionally written the father to solve problems in an "appropriately professional, middle-class way by mesmerizing them with his gold watch" or that you had targeted the piece more "to would-be heroic dads than their kid".

Quote from: blimpyboy on April 24, 2007, 01:25 AM

you can't honestly tell me it's only the young whipper snappers who are bitching at the airport when they have to take their shoes off. 

I know you directed that at Morgbug but this is an open forum. I, for one, never complain at the airports' recent security rules(taking off shoes,jackets ect). I know why we do it so I don't ever complain for the slowdown. Am I dissapointed that I can't go all the way to the terminal anymore to greet my family coming off a plane? Sure-it's sad our previous freedoms are removed from us, but I get why we do it so no complaints.

DS

I travel a lot, and have the trip through airport security down to a science.  Travel determines which shoes I wear, my watch and whether I'll be wearing a belt or not.  Not everyone knows to remove their laptops and camcorders, and that's alright too.  There's a learning curve to getting the process down.  People still don't understand they cannot take liquids through the security screening area, which is hard to understand based on the news coverage and the many, many signs prior to the cue.  Waiting for them to be talked down from their morning soda is irritating, especially given the TSA's lack of tack in dealing with the public.

Mostly though it's not the inconvenience of taking off ones shoes, it's the absurdity of what they are checking vs. what they are not and can not.  Combine that with the general TSA employee mentality (one step above entry level retail employees, and it's a low step) and you get a pretty stressful environment for people unfamiliar with it.

I'm grateful for the express line for business and medallion level fliers.

Quote from: Deanpaul on April 23, 2007, 09:09 PM

Can he get his hair to grow back?  I didn't think so. 

And he looks a lot more beat up than the pirates, even though one has a hook and the other an eye patch. 

It also looks like he might need to change the kids diaper after what they went through.  Hopefully he's okay with that.

What's the book about?

Maybe that's EXACTLY what it's about! Perhaps by the end of the story 'because he can do anything, daddy' he'll have a full head of hair, the kids will have fresh pants on and he'll be in a clean suit with some pirates in the hospital

GJ on getting your book made Mike

DS

You told me what might "happen" in the book.  I asked what it was about. 

I don't think the world is any more or less violent than when I was a kid.  The only difference is that now the coverage is almost instant and in HD which is better resolution than real life.

When my father was a child, violence was always in black and white on television.  If it was on at all.

This is Hasbro's answer to your begging for bigger toys.   

I know this could get out of hand, but I'd really like the McQuarrie R2/3PO and the McQuarrie Luke if it's possible.  If not, I totally understand.  There's no way I can make it to C4.

Picked up a set of the Order 66 packs this morning, and then got word that one of my fellow ASWCCers has both of the new vehicles for me, so I'll have those tonight, and will be completely current -

BRING ON WAVE 2!

'78

Was that the Anti-Submarine Warfare Command and Control group or the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission?